作者: Charles Williams , Mark Pendras
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2013.778660
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摘要: The search for alternative urban development often confronts the despairing conclusion that political conditions in American cities foreclose any real possibilities of change. In this article we challenge view. We argue debates about U.S. overemphasize industrial transition as a process rupture, whereby strong business-led regimes displace an old economic order favor new corporate-centered, FIRE-oriented, downtown model. contrast, suggest many have experienced post-industrial neoliberalism more muted fashion, characterized by condition stasis, where industries and interests persist alongside strategies developments. A brief discussion Akron, Ohio, Lexington, Kentucky, Tacoma, Washington illustrates dynamics at work such cities. stasis weakness mainstream orthodoxy some provide context which alt...